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Mr. Skeffington: Directed by Vincent Sherman. With Bette Davis, Claude Rains, Walter Abel, George Coulouris. Popular and beautiful Fanny Trellis is forced into a loveless marriage with an older man, Jewish banker Job Skeffington, in order to save her beloved brother Trippy from an embezzlement charge.
Mr. Skeffington. 1944. 2 hr 7 mins. Drama. NR. Watchlist. A vain society woman enters into a loveless marriage with a banker in order to keep her felonious brother from going to jail. Streaming ...
Mr. Skeffington is remarkable for its time because it candidly deals with the subject of anti-semitism. Skeffington is a successful Jewish stockbroker who rose from the slums. Fanny Trellis came from aristocratic wealth but is now broke.
Sep 10, 2012 · It's a simple tale of a vain society gal (Davis, who else?) who secures a financially wonderful but loveless marriage to a Jewish stockbroker (Rains). After a stay in a concentration camp, he goes ...
Mr. Skeffington 2h 25m Drama Directed By: Vincent Sherman In Theaters: May 25, 1944 Streaming: Feb 19, 2016 First National Pictures, Warner Bros. ...
Mr Skeffington was Elizabeth von Arnim’s last published novel, written when in her 70s it certainly shows a certain preoccupation with ageing – (as did her 1925 novel Love). Elizabeth von Arnim’s adorable irony is present from the first page, her voice is instantly recognisable.
Bette Davis said that Claude Rains was her favorite male co-star. They co-starred in four movies: "Juarez" (1939), "Now, Voyager" (1942), "Mr. Skeffington" (1944), and "Deception (1946). Helpful • 79 1. As told by Robert Osborne on Turner Classic Movies, Bette Davis so loved working with Claude Rains that she championed his taking on the role ...
